Slovenia Weekly: The voice of reason

This week, the Government continued its regional sessions and visited Celje and Kozjansko, which are part of the Savinjska statistical region. At its regular session, the Government adopted a decree establishing six healthcare regions. The purpose of the decree is to ensure uniform, coordinated and uninhibited access to healthcare services. The Government also took note of the net increase in the minimum wage to EUR 1,000. At this point, Prime Minister Robert Golob stressed that the minimum wage has exceeded the magic figure of EUR 1,000 for the first time and that, from now on, it will be necessary to build a system to ensure that this amount will never again fall below the poverty risk threshold.

Slovenia wants to be the voice of reason, Prime Minister Golob stressed at the traditional reception for the diplomatic corps. This has also been demonstrated by Slovenia's achievements and efforts in advocating uniform standards as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. The Prime Minister drew attention to another crisis area – the Arctic – where Greenland has been attracting growing international media attention. Therefore, Slovenia has followed the example of a number of European countries that sent to the area a small number of military officers or other military members as part of the Arctic Resilience mission. To this end, the Slovenian Government has reached the decision to take part in a military exercise in Greenland in order to gain insight into the actual situation.